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Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023
4/15/2024, 10:26 PM
Summary of Bill S 2247
The bill specifically targets the recovery programs for four endangered fish species: the Colorado pikeminnow, the razorback sucker, the humpback chub, and the bonytail. These species are native to the Colorado River Basin and have faced significant declines in population due to factors such as habitat loss, water pollution, and competition with non-native species.
The legislation seeks to provide funding for research, monitoring, and conservation efforts aimed at restoring and maintaining healthy populations of these endangered fish species. It also emphasizes the importance of collaboration between federal, state, tribal, and local stakeholders in implementing recovery programs and ensuring the long-term sustainability of these species. Overall, Bill 118 s 2247 is a crucial piece of legislation that highlights the importance of protecting and preserving the biodiversity of the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins by reauthorizing and supporting efforts to recover endangered fish species in the region.
Congressional Summary of S 2247
Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin recovery implementation programs to restore populations of certain endangered and threatened fish.
The goal of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is to recover the humpback chub (Gila Cypha), bonytail (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). The states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are partners in the program.
The goal of the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program is to recover the Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). The states of Colorado and New Mexico are partners in the program.
The bill expands the programs to include the recovery of threatened fish stock. Thus, the bill requires the Upper Colorado River program to continue efforts to restore populations of the humpback chub, which was reclassified from an endangered species to a threatened species in 2001.
